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Minerva Kelada

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Chief Medical Officer for Imperial County Medical Group at Imperial County Physicians Medical group
📍 Calexico, California, United States

Dr. Minerva Kelada is the Chief Medical Officer for Imperial County Physicians Medical Group, with over 30 years of experience dedicated to community healthcare. A UCLA medical school graduate, she founded a clinic on the US-Mexico border, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to serving underserved populations through clinical leadership and strategic planning.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Kelada is a polyglot, fluent in five languages including Spanish, Arabic, and Greek. Her passions include real estate development, where she enjoys redeveloping old properties, and art. She also engages in international missionary medical work in Africa and Egypt and enjoys vacationing in Mexico.

She recently received a global Lifetime Achievement Award (2023) and a Visionaries Award (2024) for her contributions to healthcare.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Medical Officer for Imperial County Medical Group
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Calexico, California, United States
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Priorities

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Border Healthcare
Founded and ran an urgent care clinic on the Mexico-USA border for over 30 years, showcasing a deep commitment to underserved communities.
Medical Education
Served as an adjunct professor at UCSD and a consultant for the California Medical Board, highlighting a passion for mentoring the next generation of physicians.
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Career

Work history

4-2019
Chief Medical Officer for Imperial County Medical Group
Imperial County Physicians Medical group
1-2019
Chief Medical Officer
County of Imperial
1-2001 - 1-2013
Medical consultant
california medical board consultant
4-1995 - 1-2015
UCSD
University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine
2-1995
owner adminstrator
deanza clinics
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Media appearances

Dr. Minerva Kelada: A Dedicated Leader in Family Medicine at Imperial County Physicians Medical Group. Featured in IssueWire
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Dr. Mervat G. Kelada shares three simple steps to protect yourself from COVID‑19. Featured in Facebook (Imperial County Physicians Medical Group)
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Education
7-1988 - 7-1990
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UCLA
7-1987 - 12-2002
Medicine
UCLA
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